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INITIATION 
FOR 

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OF THE 

American Revolution 



Prepared by 
May Hollister Smith 
Rosanna Holden Hemenway 
Mary Kingman Bsrgman 
May Owen Francis 
Esther Ann Bergman Narey. 
Committee. 



Published by 

"Ladies of the Lake" Chapter 

Spirit Lake, Iowa 

19 14 






Copyright Applied for, 
November, 1914. 



Printed by the Spirit Lake Beacon, 
Spirit Lake, Iowa. 



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ORDER OF MEETING 

Chapter called to order by Regent. 
Roll call — Patriotic quotations. 
Minutes of previous meeting. 
Submission of communications. 
Reports of committees. 
Unfinished business. 
New business. 
Report of candidate by Registrar. 



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ORDER OF MARCH 



Flag 

Regent 

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1st Vice Regent * * 2nd. Vice Regent 

Rec. Sec. * * Cor. Sec. 

Treas. * * Reg. 

Chap. * * His. 

1st Guard * * 2nd Guard 
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Candidate 



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Roll call of officers by Regent and officers 
stand as name and office are called, remaining 
standing until organist begins march. 

Officers then repair to ante-room in order 
of lowest rank, meet the candidate and return 
in order of highest rank, carrying small flag, 
at left on left shoulder, at right on right 
shoulder; then form two parallel lines with 
Regent at head and flag crossed under which 
candidate is to be led by Guard. 

Guards are to remain at door until officers 
are in position then 1st Guard escorts candi- 
date on right arm, pass through lines under 
flag and turn to left back of officers to foot of 
line facing Regent. Officers drop flag to 
shoulder. One tap of gavel by Regent and 
Chapter stands. 



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SUGGESTIONS 

1. Officers dress in white. 

2. Large flag draped back of Regent. 

3. Regent step aside in order to salute 
flag. 

4. Salute flag with the right hand. 

5. Officers respond in order given. 

6. Patriotic song may be sung at 
entrance instead of Patriotic March played. 

7. Organist plays softly during initiation. 

8. Officers march two feet apart. 

9. Officers address candidates in re- 
sponses. 

10. In case of two candidates, 2nd Guard 
escoi'ts candidate on left ai-m turning to the 
right, passing back of officers. 

11. Chapters having one Vice-Regent 
either combine or omit response. 

13. Any motto may be substituted for the 
one used by the "Ladies of the Lake". 

13. March Used — "Daughters of the 
American Revolution March." 



D. A. R. Initiation 

INITIATION 

Chapter Stand. 
Flag Salute by Chapter. 



"Flag of our great Republic — 
Symbol of human liberty, 
Inspirer in battle, 
Guardian of our homes — 
Whose stars and stripes 
Stand for courage, purity and union, 
We salute thee. 

We, the children of many lands, 
Who find rest and safety 
Under thy folds. 
Give our hands, our heads. 
And our hearts to thee; 
We pledge our lives 
And sacred honor 
To guard and revere thee. 
And our beloved country, forever. 
Song— "Flag of The Free" 





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PRAYER BY CHAPLAIN 



Almighty God, whose kingdom is everlast- 
ing and power infinite; from whom cometh all 
blessings, grant we beseech thee, that we may 
so faithfully serve thee in this generation that 
we fail not to obtain thy heavenly promises. 
We pray thee to give us that due sense of thy 
mercies that our hearts may be thankful; and 
that we show forth thy praises not only with 
our lips, but in our lives. Have mercy upon 
this whole land and so govern the lives of thy 
servants, the President of the United States, 
the Governor of this State, and all others in 
authority, that they knowing whose ministers 
they are, may above all things seek thy honor 
and glory. And we, thy people, ever rejoice 
in thy holy name through Jesus Christ, our 
Lord. 

Amen. 



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ADDRESS BY REGENT 



1. We believe in one God, one country, 
one flag. We believe in the home; we believe 
in our schools and their abundant opportunity 
to instill in the minds of the young, the prin- 
ciples of patriotic devotion to their home-land. 
We believe in the flag — a symbol of the power, 
the honor and the glory of all our United 
States, and we join our-selves to no party that 
does not carry the flag and keep step to the 
music of the Union. We consecrate our work 
to the spirit of National Independence, and 
we wish that the light of peace may rest upon 
it, forever, and now since you (name) have 
proven your eligibility to become a Daughter 
of the American Revolution, we welcome you 
as a member of "Ladies of the Lake" Chapter 
(substitute name of Chapter using initation.) 



D. A. R. Initiation 1] 

RESPONSE BY OFFICERS 

1st. Guard. 

"Our Country! In her intercourse with 
other nations may she always be in the 
right, but Our Country, right or wrong. 
2nd. Guard. 

"God grants Liberty only to those who 
love it and are always ready to guard and 
defend it." 

Chaplain. 

"There is a shrine in tha temple of ages 
where lies, forever embalmed, the mem- 
ories of such as have deserved well of their 
country and their race. 
Historian. 

"The kindred blood which flows in the 
veins of American citizens, the mingled 
blood which they have shed in defense of 
their sacred rights, consecrate their 
Union." 



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Treasurer. 



"For the Dead, a Tribute, for the Living, 
a Memory, for posterity, an Emblem ol 
Loyalty to the flag of their Country." 



Registrar. 

"The mystic chords of memory stretching 
from every battlefield and patriot grave, 
to every living heart, and hearthstone, all 
over this broad land, will yet swell the 
chorus of the Union. When again touched, 
as surely they will be by the better angels 
of our nature." 

Rec. Sec. 

"Our father's God from out whose hand 
The centuries fall like grains of sand. 
We meet to-day, united, free. 
And loyal to our land and thee." 

Cor. Sec. 

"Such is the patriot's boast, where'er we 
roam, his first, best country ever is at 
home." 



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1st. Vice Regent. 

"A day an hour, of virtuous liberty, is 
worth a whole eternity in bondage." 

2nd. Vice Regent. 

"Let our object be our country, our whole 
country and nothing but our country^ And 
by the blessings of God may that country 
itself, become a vast and splendid monu- 
ment, not of oppression and terror but of 
wisdom, of peace, and of liberty upon 
which the world may gaze with admiration 
forever. 

After responses Regent taps gavel and 
calls for Chapter motto. 



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Our Motto — -by Chapter. 

"The union of Lakes, the union of Lands, 
the union of States, none can sever. 

The uniou of Hearts, the union of Hands, 
and thc^ Flag of our Union forevor." 

Sonj? — America — by Chapter, after which 
greeting of new members by Chapter in order 
of rank, members following officers, and organ- 
ist playing softly. 



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breathe partake, Let rockstheir si-lencebreak,The sound prolong. 
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Note — The new "Daughters of The Ameri- 
can Revolution March" composed by H. Emgel- 
mann is published through the courtesy of 
Theodore Presser Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



I TBRftRY OF CONGRESS 
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